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<x-flowed>At 07:32 PM 11/5/01 -0500, Keith Park wrote: >I think the 009 is the correct curve for the 40HP bus.. am I right? Honestly, your guess is as good as mine. =) Maybe someone else knows. >Im glad your really putting thought into things.. its just that Ive seen so >many #3 pistons with holes in them, including a couple of mine! I've had a couple of those. Within a year of each other. On 40HP engines. Back when I was young and stupid. I'm still relatively young but I've learned a few things since then. Personally, I'm getting a kick out of Leon's posts about his demented fiddling with the D-Jet FI. =) >the only thing Ill add is if your driving a Square remove the engine cover >and run the highway hills on a hot day and Youll hear detonation if there is The next hot day I get around here is probably going to be months away. It's finally getting cold around here, relatively speaking. It was 43F this morning! What can I say, I live in Northern California. Anyway, I'm still running it hard, listening and checking. I had to advance the distributor a little, it wasn't idling very well when cold, but the total advance is still under 32 degrees. I've got to visit a friend who lives on top of a mountain tomorrow, which should really be a shakedown. >20MPG is too low even for a 1776 in an early square, way to low for the >fasty or Notch... This is a 1776 in a bug, the aerodynamics aren't great and my rack doesn't help. The P.O. of the engine used it in a Baja with a trimill exhaus, the jetting was probably just fine for him. I'll have to dig out my stash of Solex jets and see what I can do. >it is better to err too rich than too lean but watch the >oil pressure at a specific temp and RPM.. if the oil thins the pressure >will go down. If your running 90.5's your lifespan is only about 90Kmi tops >anyway so you really want everything to be right... Jim A might have some >good suggestions on advance curves too. Thanks for the tips; I'm already collecting parts for the next engine (want to have it ready *long* before I need it!) and the oil pressure gauge goes in next week. If I can get enough fittings for my "christmas tree" at the pressure switch location. =) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ </x-flowed>